[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 135 (Monday, July 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38078-38079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15184]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL 8718-01-R5]


Public Water System Supervision Program Approval for the State of 
Wisconsin

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of tentative approval.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) has tentatively approved the State of Wisconsin's 
revisions to the State's Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program 
under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) for adoption of the 
federal Ground Water Rule, as well as revisions to the federal Surface 
Water Treatment Rule under the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water 
Treatment Rule. The EPA has determined that the State's PWSS program 
regulations and the revisions thereto are no less stringent than the 
corresponding federal regulations for the Ground Water Rule and the 
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule. Therefore, the EPA 
intends to approve this revision to the State of Wisconsin's Public 
Water System Supervision Program, thereby giving the Wisconsin 
Department of Natural Resources primary enforcement responsibility for 
the Ground Water Rule and the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water 
Treatment Rule. This approval action does not extend to public water 
systems in Indian Country. By approving this revision, the EPA does not 
intend to affect the rights of federally recognized Indian Tribes in 
Wisconsin, nor does it intend to limit existing rights of the State of 
Wisconsin.

DATES: Any interested party may request a public hearing on this 
determination. A request for a public hearing must be submitted by 
August 18, 2021. The EPA Region 5 Administrator may deny frivolous or 
insubstantial requests for a hearing. If a substantial request for a 
public hearing is made by August 18, 2021, EPA Region 5 will hold a 
public hearing, and a notice of such hearing will be published in the 
Federal Register and a newspaper of general

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circulation. Any request for a public hearing shall include the 
following information: The name, address, and telephone number of the 
individual, organization, or other entity requesting a hearing; a brief 
statement of the requesting person's interest in the Regional 
Administrator's determination; a brief statement of the information 
that the requesting person intends to submit at such hearing; and the 
signature of the individual making the request, or, if the request is 
made on behalf of an organization or other entity, the signature of a 
responsible official of the organization or other entity.
    If EPA Region 5 does not receive a timely and appropriate request 
for a hearing and the Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a 
hearing upon her own motion, this determination shall become final and 
effective on August 18, 2021 and no further public notice will be 
issued.

ADDRESSES: To receive copies of documents related to this 
determination, please contact Victoria Heath at [email protected] 
or 312-886-0703. Documents relating to this determination are available 
for inspection at the following locations: Wisconsin Department of 
Natural Resources, Public Water Supply Section, 101 S Webster St., 
Madison, WI 53707-7921; and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
Region 5, Ground Water and Drinking Water Branch (WG-15J), 77 W Jackson 
Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Heath, EPA Region 5, Ground 
Water and Drinking Water Branch, at the address given above, by 
telephone at 312-886-0703, or at [email protected].
    Authority:
    Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300g-2, and 
the federal regulations implementing Section 1413 of the Act set forth 
at 40 CFR part 142.

    Dated: July 13, 2021.
Cheryl Newton,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 2021-15184 Filed 7-16-21; 8:45 am]
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